Human papillomavirus types 44, 52, 66 and 67 detected in a woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an accepted causative agent in cervical cancer of the uterus, penile cancer, anal cancer and oropharyngeal carcinomas, while its role in other cancers such as urinary bladder cancer is still much discussed. This report presents a patient with multiple HPV types in a squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Keywords:

• Bladder cancer
• human papillomavirus
• squamous cell carcinoma

Acknowledgements

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